Let’s talk a bit about how thrifty cheap I am.
I’m so cheap that I pull into a gas station with my gas light on, and then I leave the station with my gas light STILL on.
I mean, honestly. Who can fill up on $3.20/gallon without feeling like a total sucker. You know it’s $3.07 a couple miles down the road.
A couple nights back, I was left with no choice. I realized my gas light had been on one hour too many. I stopped at the overpriced station, pumped for five, maybe six seconds, put just enough gas in my car to avoid a stall on my way to the cheaper station, and left. Bam. Less than $2 spent at the first station, $30 or so at the second, and I saved myself about $20 total. Or, maybe the savings was closer to 50 cents. Either way, I won.
I’m also a penny-pincher when it comes to buying adult things. Like, window blinds. Tommy and I laugh about how both of us are “90 percent” people in regards to interior decor. We go all-out-crazy with getting things 90 percent done, but that last 10 percent can take YEARS. We’ve done some extensive remodeling to the inside of our home in the past couple of years — we tore down walls, gutted the kitchen, laid a hardwood floor, and put in new trim, but one original thing remained: The horrible, tan, icky, older-than-grandma vinyl window blinds. Ew. Those things taunted me every day.
So this past week, the original blinds came down and new blinds went up. Big step for the Gardners. We’re not only Married People, but we’re also White Wood Window Blind people. Pretty huge, eh? Welcome to adulthood.
I asked Tommy how he feels about our new blinds and he looked either scared, or excited. Mya is indifferent. She just hopes she can still see the squirrels.
Check back soon for some pictures of real photo people. 🙂 Tommy and I are off to a tropical drink/Packer party! Happy Packer watching!!
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